How I take advantage of Steam sales.

ColdStoneCreamAustin · 5 months

herp-derpington · 5 months

Text that blends in with the background...fantastic idea!

The0 · 5 months

LeRenardRouge · 5 months

There's something about the $4.99 price-point that makes my mind go potato. Then I wind up with a dozen games that I play an hour or two of.

Artegan · 5 months

Speaking of Steam sales, is Civ V worth it?

I liked Civ 4, but it didn't let me leave the house so I'm afraid of installing the new one.

grifta67 · 5 months

http://steamplaytimecalculator.com/

Tells you how many hours you've played each of your Steam games, including how many you've never even booted up.

Or perhaps you'd like to see exactly how much your Steam account is worth? Mosey on over to http://steamcalculator.com/

shredallthepow · 5 months

And this is why I bought Train Simulator 2012 for less than $2.

Reddit_Reacts_To · 5 months

http://i.imgur.com/6B48c.jpg

FridayKnight_ · 5 months

Most of the time, you don't even need the conch!

Iable-A · 5 months

I've bought 8 games on steam, haven't played 1

[deleted] · 5 months

Okay, the font color was a terrible choice, can we get some comments with actual content now?

Migelino64 · 5 months

Did this with the "Double Fine" pack when it went for $20.

All I play is Psychonauts and nothing else from it.

Cptnwalrus · 5 months

WHY WOULD YOU USE RED TEXT WITH A MOSTLY GREEN BACKGROUND?!

rindindin · 5 months

Sure is poor colour decision. Jesus Christ.

MadManWhich · 5 months

TIL Spongebob was making a reference to Lord of the Flies

jpharrel · 5 months

FONT COLOR! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

cooluke · 5 months

JESUS CHRIST RED ON GREED GOD DAMN

Severok · 5 months

I was just inspired to have a quick look at the steam store from work, loaded up the store on my browser and nearly messed myself to see Civ 5 on sale for $7.50USD and $12.50USD for the GOTY. Immediatly threw it in the cart and went to buy, logged in and then was sad when steam realised I am in australia and more then doubled the prices in my cart (now listed as $17.50USD and $22.49USD for GOTY). Bits must be damned expensive to frieght here.

Bodjree · 5 months

No steam no!

kurropt · 5 months

You mean how they take advantage of you ;)

MandatoryUpvotes · 5 months

If you're not sure whether or not you are going to be playing a certain game, but still want to get it while it's on sale: buy that shit as a gift. You can give it to someone who missed the sale, or just claim it for yourself later if you want. I myself have bought 23 games on sale for my girlfriend and I will be buying two packs of Civ V for us to play for when she gets her rig up and running.

All hail Steam sales! * shhh wallet, it will all be over soon *

cespinal · 5 months

I bought Bioshock 1 and 2 for 10 euros yesterday. If this is the price I have to pay to be a few years behind the latest games, so be it.

idiotthethird · 5 months

The shell has spoken.

bejayel · 5 months

WHY THE FUCK CAN'T YOU IDIOTS PICK A HALF DECENT TEXT COLOUR?

HUH?

FUCK YOU ALL. I CAN'T READ THIS SHIT ANYWAY.

ineedspinnazyo · 5 months

Downvoted. I hate you for the red text on green background. CANT FUCKING READ IT.

BobPage · 5 months

Lol, love this, so true. Sometimes it pays off though, bought trine for 60p, sat in my inventory for months as I'm not big on platformers. Thought id never play it probabl. Then one day something spurred me to boot it up. Turns out it's a great game and I love it. Only 60p, ridiculous price.

Brooks__Was__Here · 5 months

I spent a solid 30 seconds trying to move the cursor

AnomalousGonzo · 5 months

Been this way about Civilization V all damned day. I think I'm going to say no though, since the last strategy game I bought was Advanced Wars: DS, an I haven't finished it in something like six years.

[deleted] · 5 months

Hmm. Sounds like religion

CptHacks · 5 months

only ever bought games on sale

herptehderp · 5 months

I think you meant to say "How steam sales take advantage of me."

Kenealy · 5 months

I just bought Civilization V because of this. $12.49 instead of $49.99? You bet your sweet ass I got it.

TimeHammer · 5 months

This is more how to be taken advantage of by steam sales, no?

BadgersB · 5 months

Who told you intimate details about my personal life?!

jobin_segan · 5 months

Are you a wizard?

SmugPants · 5 months

Wish I had a magic conch.

taifoid · 5 months

That colour font against those backgrounds is difficult for colourblind people to read

bigandrewgold · 5 months

I do the same with the android market sales

FancyMoustache · 5 months

Obligatory "Squidward's Suicide ruined everything Spongebob" for me post.

Asassinsneed · 5 months

That text is simply horrible.

Sven2774 · 5 months

Alternatively, remove the last two panels and change the text in the first panel to "Conch, when will HL3 come out?"

psychronicle · 5 months

Pssh, free things are better :P

DarkRyoushii · 5 months

yes.

also - it seems like everyone gets mass amounts of upvotes on their cake day but me :( #foreveralone

manasteel88 · 5 months

It's SOOOO TRUE! God i have too many steam games...

Vertitae · 5 months

Yeah, I'm just getting around to Patrician IV. Thanks, Steam.

Zhang5 · 5 months

I used to do this all the time. Then I started to realize that if I just wait until I actually want to play a given game the price point will be about the same, maybe even cheaper.

Viperboy · 5 months

Still waiting for that day.

Kluck123 · 5 months

I will save this for years to come.

bjornkrage · 5 months

and then you bought bioshock 2.

dawgz525 · 5 months

This made me check the deals today, Civ V 75% off, only 7 bucks and some change, thank you kind sir

xdaben · 5 months

I can never buy a steam game on its release date because it might go on sale the next day. Gotta save all the money, even if I really don't need to.

aheadwarp9 · 5 months

Happy cake day!

SteveTheDude · 5 months

I'm somewhat glad that I'm unemployed

civilian11214 · 5 months

Your text color SUCKS.

wtfno · 5 months

Buying the game does not equate to "taking advantage of sales." Sales are meant to get you to buy. So, really Steam sales just took advantage of you.

MrWendal · 5 months

In soviet Russia, steam sales take advantage of you!

TheMagicConch · 5 months

My namesake!

interstellarhero · 5 months

I vowed not to buy any new games until I had completed the ones I bought. And by completed I mean got every achievement and explored every nook and cranny. I plan to go as far as disassembling some of the simpler ones, if my technical abilities serve me. My wallet has had enough of my ADD induced purchasing habits, I will make every one of those games count.

DoneRedditAlready · 5 months

BIOSHOCK!!

Brewster-Rooster · 5 months

Steam Sale Research is really progressing.

quixand · 5 months

Anyone else read this as, "How I take advantage of Stem sales."?

Sr_DingDong · 5 months

In the last three days I've bought Civ 5 GotY, Saints 3, Freedom Force, BioShock (never played it on PC, way prettier), Borderlands GotY (a friend paid full price not a week ago) and Mafia (played it, finished it years ago, but it was less than $3!).

I love these big company sales. Well I love sales in general. Those little one-day things, no idea what P. B. Fuzzlewinter or whatever it is is, but I got it.

ts88 · 5 months

checks steam because of this post

buys Civ V

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